Story Desk Editor
Columbus, OH
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.
WBNS 10TV, the TEGNA-owned CBS affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, is transforming the way we gather and present news, and we're looking for a Story Desk Editor to embrace our transition to the newsroom of the future.
This hybrid role combines the skills of an assignment editor and a digital content producer to serve as the hub of the newsroom. The Story Desk Editor drives daily editorial execution, curates and produces impactful stories, and ensures our content connects authentically with audiences across streaming, digital, social and broadcast platforms.
Role Summary
As a Story Desk Editor, you will be part of the Story Management Desk (SMD), a unified desk that replaces the legacy assignment and digital desks. The SMD model ensures a single, streamlined workflow for planning, producing and curating stories across platforms.
You will lead coverage during breaking news, shape daily story planning, and curate content across platforms. This position requires decisive editorial judgment, strong writing skills, and the ability to thrive under tight deadlines. You will collaborate with MSJs, producers and photojournalists to deliver accurate, relevant and engaging stories that serve the community.
Responsibilities:
• Lead and communicate newsroom coverage during breaking news, ensuring accuracy, urgency and balance
• Identify and plan stories that matter most to the community, using editorial judgment and social listening
• Create and edit engaging content for digital platforms: website, mobile app and streaming,
• Guide newsroom logistics and provide editorial support for MSJs, producers, and photojournalists
• Edit reporter content for accuracy, grammar, AP style, digital best practices, fairness and ethical considerations
• Enhance storytelling with creative elements (graphics, video, audience-submitted content, etc.)
• Use available metrics to inform coverage and improve audience reach
• Support newsroom operations and coverage planning as needed
• Uphold TEGNA's journalistic standards and values across all platforms
Requirements:
What You'll Bring
• 1-3 years of journalism experience in a local newsroom, digital production, or related role
• Strong news judgment and the ability to make fast, sound editorial decisions under pressure
• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to produce accurate and compelling content quickly
• Experience with newsroom systems, CMS tools
• Organizational skills to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
• A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset that thrives in a team environment
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or equivalent experience
Why TEGNA
TEGNA is reimagining local journalism for the newsroom of the future. With 64 stations across 51 markets, we deliver trusted, fact-based news that informs, engages, and empowers communities. Our values Demand the Truth, Work Smarter, Debate Fearlessly, Listen Carefully, and Zero-Base Every Process guide everything we do.
By joining WBNS 10TV, you will be part of a company that demands the truth, works smarter, and tells impactful stories that serve our communities every day.Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
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Auto-ApplyHigh School Football Writer/Reporter
Cincinnati, OH
GetSports Enterprises LLC is a Sports Media and Marketing company located in Cold Spring, KY. GSE operates a variety of websites, including TriStateFoootball.com and GetSportsInfo.com. In addition, we partner with media outlets to provide localized sports content and with partners to help brand their business to the community.
Job Description
TriStateFootball.com (TSF) is looking for a hard-working and energetic freelance sports reporter to cover high school football in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.
TSF seeks a dynamic reporter who is digitally savvy. The ideal candidate will use reporting skills to find and tell compelling human-interest stories and identify interesting trends for stories that go beyond what happened on the court or field or during an athlete's commitment ceremony.
This position requires multimedia skills, the ability to produce and edit video and engage audiences on social media. The best candidate will have dynamic writing ability and the knowledge to write about football. We want someone who is ambitious, thinks big, writes with authority and has a passion for storytelling and breaking news before our competitors.
A large part of this role will involve producing game-night content for TSF and its media partners and will require tight deadlines to be hit. Availability on Friday nights from mid-August through November is a must.
Responsibilities:
Maintain a solid knowledge of high school football and local recruiting.
Connect with the community through social media.
Use historical data to drive content decisions.
Capture basic photos and video as needed. Promote personal brand, the brands of colleagues and the institutional brand.
Provide great customer service, representing the brand with dignity at all times.
Qualifications
Requirements:
Bachelor's in communications, journalism or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
This can be an entry-level position, but 1-2 years' reporting/newsroom experience is preferred.
Adept at taking photos and video and the ability to file quickly across platforms: mobile, desktop and social media.
Strong command of grammar and AP style.
Strong copy-editing skills and the ability to produce content that is clean, accurate and "publication ready."
Passionate and enthusiastic about news and content that will work well with audiences on social platforms.
Comfortable in fluid, fast-breaking, stressful situations.
A desire to grow.
Comfortable using social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to enhance reporting and promote stories.
Understands reporting ethics and sourcing.
Excels in a fast-paced news environment and understands the digital first mission.
Collaborates well with others and can work with a team on the biggest stories.
This role requires a valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and the minimum liability insurance required by state law.
Additional Information
How to Apply:
We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don't just send a resume; show us what you've done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:
Your resume - one to two pages.
A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.
Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you've produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.
It is important that these items be assembled into a single document in PDF format and upload here. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.
Job-Type: Seasonal / Part-Time / Freelance
Hourly Rate: $15-$25 per hour (based off experience)
*Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc.
High School Football Writer/Reporter
Cincinnati, OH
GetSports Enterprises LLC is a Sports Media and Marketing company located in Cold Spring, KY. GSE operates a variety of websites, including TriStateFoootball.com and GetSportsInfo.com. In addition, we partner with media outlets to provide localized sports content and with partners to help brand their business to the community.
Job Description
TriStateFootball.com (TSF) is looking for a hard-working and energetic freelance sports reporter to cover high school football in Southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky.
TSF seeks a dynamic reporter who is digitally savvy. The ideal candidate will use reporting skills to find and tell compelling human-interest stories and identify interesting trends for stories that go beyond what happened on the court or field or during an athlete's commitment ceremony.
This position requires multimedia skills, the ability to produce and edit video and engage audiences on social media. The best candidate will have dynamic writing ability and the knowledge to write about football. We want someone who is ambitious, thinks big, writes with authority and has a passion for storytelling and breaking news before our competitors.
A large part of this role will involve producing game-night content for TSF and its media partners and will require tight deadlines to be hit. Availability on Friday nights from mid-August through November is a must.
Responsibilities
:
Maintain a solid knowledge of high school football and local recruiting.
Connect with the community through social media.
Use historical data to drive content decisions.
Capture basic photos and video as needed. Promote personal brand, the brands of colleagues and the institutional brand.
Provide great customer service, representing the brand with dignity at all times.
Qualifications
Requirements:
Bachelor's in communications, journalism or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
This can be an entry-level position, but 1-2 years' reporting/newsroom experience is preferred.
Adept at taking photos and video and the ability to file quickly across platforms: mobile, desktop and social media.
Strong command of grammar and AP style.
Strong copy-editing skills and the ability to produce content that is clean, accurate and "publication ready."
Passionate and enthusiastic about news and content that will work well with audiences on social platforms.
Comfortable in fluid, fast-breaking, stressful situations.
A desire to grow.
Comfortable using social media such as Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to enhance reporting and promote stories.
Understands reporting ethics and sourcing.
Excels in a fast-paced news environment and understands the digital first mission.
Collaborates well with others and can work with a team on the biggest stories.
This role requires a valid driver's license, reliable transportation, and the minimum liability insurance required by state law.
Additional Information
How to Apply:
We are eager to learn more about you and how you fit this role. When you apply, don't just send a resume; show us what you've done. To do so, put together a single document file that includes the following, in this order:
Your resume - one to two pages.
A cover letter that outlines how you would approach the job.
Links to 3-6 online samples of your work. Show us what you've produced or had a hand in that best reflects what you can do in your desired role.
It is important that these items be assembled into a single document in PDF format and upload here. Completing these steps will ensure that your application receives the highest consideration.
Job-Type: Seasonal / Part-Time / Freelance
Hourly Rate: $15-$25 per hour (based off experience)
*Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, time in role, certifications, etc.